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China's hydroelectric dams on River Mekong leaving region dry, livelihoods
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 14 (ANI): China's construction of large hydropower dams along the River Mekong is causing problems downriver, leaving the region dry having devastating impacts on water availability and the fertile soil that feeds hundreds of millions of people in Southeast Asia.
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Laos concerned about possible 'debt trap' as China escalates investment in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos] July 13 (ANI): With investments by China in infrastructure projects in Laos increasing, there is growing concern in the Southeast Asian country about falling into a 'debt trap'.
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Road accidents claim 37 lives in Laos in June
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], July 6 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 37 people lost their lives in road accidents in Laos in June this year while 429 people sustained injuries, according to the latest report from the Traffic Police Department under the Lao Ministry of Public Security.
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Future of Laos, its fiscal stability, hinges greatly on China: Expert
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], July 3 (ANI): The Southeast Asian nation of Laos is struggling to meet its debt obligations amid sovereign downgrades and depleted foreign reserves.
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Chinese ships sail near disputed Senkaku islands for record 112 days, Japa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 5 (ANI): Chinese ships have made a record number of 112 incursions into waters around the disputed Senkaku island in East China which is laos claimed by Japan.
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Chinese dams on Mekong drying up Thailand's gold panners fortunes
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], May 26 (ANI): The Chinese dams are blamed for turning gold dreams of Mekong panners into dust, especially Thailand's gold panners.
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Korea Airports Corporation to enter Korea's first airport development proj
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 18 (ANI/Global Economic): Korea Airports Corporation (CEO Son Chang-wan) is the first company in Korea to enter the airport development project in Laos.
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China's continues to boost leverage over vulnerable countries as part of i
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 4 (ANI): China is boosting its leverage over financially vulnerable countries and ensnaring some in sovereignty-eroding debt traps by extending loans with strings attached.
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Chinese dams release Mekong waters on Laos; pose threats to aquatic life
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], April 8 (ANI): Chinese dams on the Mekong River have begun unleashing water during the river's normal dry season, posing threats to aquatic life in Laos, along with thousands of people living alongside the river in Southeast Asian country, according to a report by Radio Fre
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Over 2,000 people being isolated over COVID-19 concerns in Laos
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], March 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The National Taskforce Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Laos said on Wednesday it has been monitoring 2,212 people across Laos.
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Dams on Mekong river benefits upriver countries, adversely affects downriv
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): Dams on the Mekong river, which originates in China, have adversely affected the livelihoods of people living in downriver countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia while the upriver neighbours continue to reap benefits of hydropower projects.
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Laos govt urges people to stay vigilant against second COVID-19 wave
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], January 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The Laos Ministry of Health on Saturday urged people countrywide to remain vigilant and adapt to the new normal to avoid a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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